Delta Sigma Delta

Delta Sigma Delta
ΔΣΔ
FoundedNovember 15, 1882 (1882-11-15)
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
TypeProfessional
AffiliationIndependent
Former affiliation
  • PFA
  • PIC
StatusActive
EmphasisDentistry
ScopeInternational
MottoKnowledge, Strength, Justice
Member badge
Colors  Blue and   Garnet
PublicationDesmos
Chapters33
Headquartersc/o Dr. John Prey, Supreme Scribe
296 15th Avenue
Nekoosa, Wisconsin 54457
United States
Websitewww.deltsig.com

Delta Sigma Delta (ΔΣΔ) is an international professional dental fraternity.[1] Founded in 1882, it is the oldest and largest of the professional dental fraternities.[1]

History

Delta Sigma Delta's inception came when Louis James "Lou" Mitchell and Charles William Howard, dental students at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor, were invited to join the medical fraternity Nu Sigma Nu.[2] They declined, instead opting to form the school's first professional dental fraternity.[2]

On November 15, 1882, these two and five others from the dental school met at Mrs. Slattery's boarding house, located at #10 North State Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Along with Howard and Mitchell, the fraternity's founders were Francis Eugene Cassidy, Lyndall Llewellyn Davis, Clarence James Hand, Louis Manning "Jamie" James, and Ezra Lincoln Kern.[3] Delta Sigma Delta was the first dental fraternity in the world.[4]

Dr. L. L. Davis established the Beta chapter at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery after establishing his dental practice in Chicago.[2] Within a month of each other, Epsilon chapter was chartered at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, followed by Gamma chapter at Harvard University.[5][2]

After graduation, the fraternity's founders took positions in multiple cities. This led to the formation of a supreme or alumni chapter, in Detroit, Michigan in 1895.[2]

Symbols

The Greek letters ΔΣΔ represent the letters D.D.S. of the dental degree, although with a transposed sequence.[2] The fraternity's colors are blue and garnet.[5] Its motto is "Knowledge, Strength, Justice".

Governance

The Supreme Chapter is the fraternity's administrative or governing body.[6] A Council of Graduate Chapters oversees the graduate chapters.[6] The European Continental Chapter oversees the European graduate chapters and the Australia/New Zealand Chapter oversees the graduate chapters there.[2]

Chapters

As of 2021, there were 44 active chapters. Undergraduate or collegiate chapters are located at dental schools, while graduate chapters are located in population centers throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.[7]

Undergraduate chapters

Following is a list of the collegiate chapters of Delta Sigma Delta, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics.[3][5][8][9][10][11][12]

Chapter Charter date and rang Institution Location Status References
Alpha November 15, 1882 University of Michigan School of Dentistry Ann Arbor, Michigan Active
Beta March 24, 1885 –1993 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois Inactive [13][a]
Epsilon February 21, 1891 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Gamma March 6, 1891 – 1944 Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Delta Unassigned
Zeta November 21, 1891 UCSF School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Active
Eta October 24, 1893 – 2001 Northwestern University Dental School Evanston, Illinois Inactive [b]
Theta February 16, 1896 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Minneapolis, Minnesota Active
Iota February 16, 1896 – 1908 University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Detroit, Michigan Inactive
Kappa November 26, 1896 – 1926 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Inactive [c]
Lambda January 16, 1897 Case School of Dental Medicine Cleveland, Ohio Active
Mu January 21, 1897 – 19xx ? Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Nu March 15, 1898 University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry Kansas City, Missouri Active
Xi January 6, 1900 Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Omicron February 15, 1901 – 19xx ? Saint Louis University Dental School St. Louis, Missouri Inactive [d]
Pi October 8, 1901 – 19xx ? University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Buffalo, New York Inactive
Rho December 9, 1900 University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry Chicago, Illinois Active
Sigma February 5, 1903 University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Tau February 15, 1901 – 1932 Ohio College of Dental Surgery Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive [e]
Upsilon May 25, 1905 Washington University School of Dental Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Inactive [f]
Phi February 8, 1905 – 1932 Colorado College of Dental Surgery Denver, Colorado Inactive [14][g]
Chi February 24, 1906 Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Los Angeles, California Active
Psi April 11, 1907 Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Portland, Oregon Active
Omega April 1, 1910 Creighton University School of Dentistry Omaha, Nebraska Active
Alpha Alpha January 11, 1912 – c. 1990 Georgetown University School of Dentistry Washington, D.C. Active [15][h]
Beta Beta May 8, 1913 – ≤1977 University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive [16]
Gamma Gamma February 18, 1914 University of Iowa College of Dentistry Iowa City, Iowa Active
Delta Delta Unassigned
Epsilon Epsilon April 29, 1914 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active
Zeta Zeta June 3, 1917 Louisiana State University New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Eta Eta June 1, 1918 Marquette University School of Dentistry Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Theta Theta March 26, 1921 Atlanta Southern Dental College Augusta, Georgia Active
Iota Iota Unassigned
Kappa Kappa May 27, 1921 University of Tennessee College of Dentistry Memphis, Tennessee Active
Lambda Lambda May 27, 1922 Texas A&M University College of Dentistry Dallas, Texas Active
Mu Mu July 22, 1926 Ohio State University College of Dentistry Columbus, Ohio Active
Nu Nu November 22, 1926 University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Active
Xi Xi May 16, 1931 – 1938 University of Maryland School of Dentistry Baltimore, Maryland Inactive
Omicron Omicron December 16, 1931 VCU School of Dentistry Richmond, Virginia Active
Pi Pi April 29, 1939 University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Detroit, Michigan Active
Rho Rho September 18, 1945 Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Sigma Sigma January 14, 1948 University of Washington School of Dentistry Seattle, Washington Active [17]
Tau Tau May 29, 1948 UTHealth School of Dentistry Houston, Texas Active
Upsilon Upsilon April 28, 1951 UNC Adams School of Dentistry Chapel Hill, North Carolina Active
Phi Phi May 24, 1952 UAB School of Dentistry Birmingham, Alabama Active
Chi Chi February 9, 1962 West Virginia University School of Dentistry Morgantown, West Virginia Active
Psi Psi 1963–≤1977 University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine San Juan, Puerto Rico Inactive
Omega Omega December 6, 1969 UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, California Active
Alpha Alpha Unassigned
Alpha Beta March 19, 1973 Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine Charleston, South Carolina Active
Alpha Chi October 11, 1973 Dental School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Active
Alpha Gamma 1975–19xx ? University of Florida College of Dentistry Gainesville, Florida Inactive
Alpha Delta May 1, 1976 University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Aurora, Colorado Active
Alpha Epsilon Unassigned
Alpha Zeta November 15, 1984 University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Farmington, Connecticut Active
Alpha Kappa May 18, 1985 Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Alton, Illinois Active
Alpha Lambda September 9, 1995 University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active
Alpha Mu May 17, 1998 Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine Fort Lauderdale, Florida Active
Alpha Nu April 15, 2005 Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health Mesa, Arizona Active
Alpha Xi April 26, 2008 University of Kentucky College of Dentistry Lexington, Kentucky Active
Alpha Omicron 2013 Midwestern University Downers Grove, Illinois Active
Alpha Pi 2013 Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, California Active
Alpha Rho August 23, 2014 A.T. Still University Dental School Kirksville, Missiouri Active
  1. ^ Chapter formed at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery which merged with Loyola in 1923. The chapter closed in 1993.
  2. ^ The dental school closed in 2001
  3. ^ The dental school closed in the late 1920s
  4. ^ The dental school closed in 1971
  5. ^ The dental school closed in 1926.
  6. ^ The dental school closed in 1991.
  7. ^ The dental school closed in 1932.
  8. ^ The dental school closed in 1990.

Graduate chapters

Following is a list of the Delta Sigma Delta international graduate chapters.[7]

Chapter Location Status References
At-Large Active
Badger Graduate Chapter Wisconsin Active
Baton Rouge Graduate Chapter Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active
Belgium Graduate Chapter Belgium Active [2]
Canada Graduate Chapter Canada Active
Cincinnati-Dayton Graduate Chapter Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio Active
Cleveland Graduate Chapter Cleveland, Ohio Active
Columbus Graduate Chapter Columbus, Ohio Active
Denver Graduate Chapter Denver, Colorado Active
Detroit Graduate Chapter Detroit, Michigan Active
ECC Graduate Chapter Active
Georgia Graduate Chapter Georgia Active
Hawaii Graduate Chapter Hawaii Active
Holland Graduate Chapter Holland, Netherlands Active [2]
Indiana Graduate Chapter Indiana Active
London Graduate Chapter London, England Active [2]
New England Graduate Chapter Active
New Orleans Graduate Chapter New Orleans, Louisiana Active
New South Wales Graduate Chapter New South Wales, Australia Active [2]
New York Graduate Chapter New York Active
New Zealand Graduate Chapter New Zealand Active [2]
North Carolina Graduate Chapter North Carolina Active
Oregon Graduate Chapter Oregon Active
Paris Graduate Chapter Paris, France Active [2]
Pittsburgh Graduate Chapter Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Queensland Graduate Chapter Queensland, Australia Active [2][18]
Rochester Graduate Chapter Rochester, New York Active
San Francisco Graduate Chapter San Francisco, California Active
Scandinavia Graduate Chapter Active [2]
Seattle Graduate Chapter Seattle, Washington Active
St. Louis Graduate Chapter St. Louis, Missouri Active
South Australia Graduate Chapter South Australia, Australia Active [2]
Texas (East) Graduate Chapter Texas Active
Twin Cities Graduate Chapter Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota Active
Virginia Graduate Chapter Virginia Active
West Virginia Graduate Chapter West Virginia Active
Western Australia Graduate Chapter Western Australia, Australia Active [2]
Youngstown Graduate Chapter Youngstown, Ohio Active

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Delta Sigma Delta International Dental Fraternity". 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "History". Delta Sigma Delta. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ^ a b History of Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, 1882-1946.
  4. ^ Noted in a brief online National History, accessed 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-76–77. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  6. ^ a b "Officers". Delta Sigma Delta. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  7. ^ a b "Graduate Chapter Application". Delta Sigma Delta. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  8. ^ Dentos (the yearbook of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery), 1925
  9. ^ "Delta Sigma Delta | Chapters". legacy.deltsig.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  10. ^ William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. p. 503.
  11. ^ "Historical Sketch Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity". Desmos. Vol. X, no. 3. p. 112.
  12. ^ 1913 Illio Yearbook. p. 534.
  13. ^ Chicago College of Dental Surgery
  14. ^ DU School of Dentistry Records, accessed 14 May 2022.
  15. ^ Desmos. Vol. XIX, no. 1. November 1912. p. 16.
  16. ^ Desmos. Vol. XIX, no. 4. August 1913. p. 321.
  17. ^ Sigma Sigma Succeeds Rho Rho as youngest chapter
  18. ^ "Queensland Graduate Chapter of the Delta Sigma D - JCU Prizes". www.jcu.edu.au. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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